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The Douglas DC-8 was developed in 1955 as a competitor to the Boeing 707. The 4-engined jet entered service with the Philippine Air Lines in the 1960s, servicing routes to the United States and Europe.

My fascination with old airliners continues with the acquisition of this die-cast model - a Trans World Airline Lockheed L-049 Constellation. The aircraft entered service as military transport during World War II, and as a civilian airliner after the war. It was developed under the behest of Howard Hughes, who owned TWA. The aircraft has a distinctive triple-tail design, and one of the first airliners to feature pressurized cabins and electric de-icing technology.

I have seen one of these in real life at Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City during the height of the war on terror. This scale model of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is the first military aircraft in my collection. I bought this from boeingstore.com, and it came with a free Boeing magazine.

I think my collection is shaping up, and is leaning towards unusually-shaped aircraft. Case of point is the Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, which in real life, is a modified 747 wide-body cargo aircraft [1]. The aircraft, which has a large hump on the fuselage, is used to transport parts for the production of the 787 planes. This die-cast model was on sale at boeingstore.com when I got it.

As somebody who grew up during the Cold War, it's is not uncommon for a curious kid like me to end up reading a lot about the arms race between the United States and the USSR - the spies, the weapons and of course, the planes! Harking back to that era is this Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-86, which is USSR's first wide-body aircraft, designed to compete against similar Western aircraft, such as the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.

I asked a friend to purchase this model for me during his flight from Los Angeles to Manila via Philippine Airlines. This model is the Convair CV-340, which Philippine Airlines flew in the 1950s. This is sold together with a 1:500 Airbus A340, as part of the airline's 70th anniversary promotion. Model: Convair CV-340Livery: Philippine Airlines (1950s livery)Manufacturer: PPC Scale: 1:400 Provenance: onboard PAL flight Price: $39

The 1:400 British Airways Condorde is the first Herpa-made die cast model in my collection. In real life, the supersonic airliner is about 62.1 meters in length, 11.4 meters high, and has a 25.56-meter wingspan. It is one of the most iconic and recognizable aircraft in the world.

I have a thing for classic old planes that hark back to the early days of aviation, so this PAL DC-3 - sold inflight aboard Philippine Airlines flights - caught my eye and started my die-cast aircraft collection.

This 1:400 scale model is sold together with a 1:500 scale Airbus A330-300, as part of PAL's 70th anniversary promotion. It costs $39.